Dorm Troopers (2016)

Dorm Troopers: Directed by Mathew Thomas Foss. With Mathew Thomas Foss, Dewey Farmer, Jim Guinee, Harrison Trigg. A film crew follows around Roman Bickerstaff, a college RA who lives, eats and breathes the job. Chaos ensues when the school has decided to make cutbacks and Roman’s job hangs in the balance.

“How to talk about u0026quot;Triangleu0026quot; without giving anything away? Itu0026#39;s a puzzle equal to that which the movie presents its audience, because this isnu0026#39;t your standard horror movie. It has more in common with plot-twisting movies such as u0026quot;Momentou0026quot; and u0026quot;The Machinistu0026quot; than the gory likes of u0026quot;Halloweenu0026quot; or u0026quot;Ghost Shipu0026quot;. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePerhaps a good start is offer some praise to the director Christopher Smith whose work iu0026#39;ve been a fan of since u0026quot;Creepu0026quot;. I also greatly enjoyed his follow-up u0026quot;Severenceu0026quot;, but u0026quot;Triangleu0026quot; is easily his most mature effort so far; and the entire movie has an almost dream-like atmosphere to it. It certainly looks beautiful and the haunting music adds to this ambiance.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMelissa George, who plays the central role here, is quietly impressive; sheu0026#39;s never really been an actress who has stood out to me in her previous roles, and so it was a pleasant surprise to see her rising to the occasion of taking center stage. Itu0026#39;s only a shame that her character is so haunted and inaccessible. This isnu0026#39;t Georgeu0026#39;s fault; the role is written in a way which keeps her detached not only from the other characters but also from the moviegoers. Sheu0026#39;s constantly aloof and distracted which can be initially annoying; itu0026#39;s hard to care for a character which you canu0026#39;t warm to.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI would certainly applaud the makers for attempting something different to the standard horror story (although, I do admit that it is very similar in theme to one other recent movie that youu0026#39;ll probably see mentioned a few times in the forum for u0026quot;Triangleu0026quot;) and I certainly enjoyed the experience. Iu0026#39;d recommend staying away from learning too much about the plot beforehand (the trailer, in particular, gives far too much away) if at all possible.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Triangleu0026quot; is very much like a movie-length version of a u0026quot;Twilight Zoneu0026quot; episode but its also a very flawed piece. Thereu0026#39;s an intelligence at work in the script; the way in which the pieces of the puzzle are presented to the audience is done in a skilled manner but it also suffers from thinking itu0026#39;s far cleverer than it actually is. There are plot holes to be found by those who dwell on the story, and the ending isnu0026#39;t quite as neat as the movie believes it to be.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStill, this is an impressive effort and well worth checking out (especially if youu0026#39;re a fan of the two superior movies mentioned earlier – u0026quot;Momentou0026quot; and u0026quot;The Machinistu0026quot;). In a world in which cinematic horror tends to involve torture and cheap shocks, itu0026#39;s nice to find a more psychological effort that looks for other ways to creep under your skin.”